UNHCR: Refugees and displaced people need seats at COP28 table
This is a summary of what was said by Andrew Harper, Special Advisor on Climate Action to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. As COP27 today wraps in...
UNHCR’s Grandi urges world leaders not to forget displaced people at COP27
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is urging global leaders to curb the most devastating humanitarian consequences of the climate crisis and avert a catastrophic future for millions of displaced people. “COP27 must equip countries and communities on the...
UNHCR calls for urgent support to assist almost 16,000 newly displaced in Burkina Faso who fled massacre
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed at the recent escalation of violence...